Scarlette was introduced to MathCounts through a friend who was on the team when she went to Howell Middle School.

Ben Fogal and Ben Morgan have not gone to state either.

"It's going to be different," said Ben Fogal. "We're going to have to be asking Jake questions."

Their coach, Teresa Innes, has taught mathematics for about 20 years, primarily in Victoria, but first in Port Lavaca.

Spending time with the kids, she has realized they are not only math whizzes, but also talented in other areas.

"I'm loving it. Math isn't all they excel at," she said about watching them work together. "They're going to do great things."

Jake is walking, talking math, Ben Fogal is an artist and does work with graphic design, Scarlette is heavily involved in raising livestock and Ben Morgan excels at science and wants to be an aeronautical engineer.

Jake's mother, Tracy Smitherman, agreed with Innes and is heavily involved in her son's education.

Jake is juggling studying mechanical engineering when he goes to college. His father is an engineer at Dow, Jake's mother said.

"In general, education is very important in our family," she said. "From an early age, we could see the potential in Jake and the natural born gift of math. We kind of push him to excel his God-given talent."

Having a strong family support system that pushes for an education has helped all four take an interest in excelling at school, the four said.

And though they may not agree on getting to the answer of an equation, the one thing they can agree on is math being somehow apart of their careers.